Dove Symbol

Dove Symbol: To see white doves in your dream, is a symbol of loyalty and friendships. It may also represent a message and blessing from the Holy Spirit. You have let go of your thoughts of hate and revenge - Dove Symbol Traits

The bird is generally thought to
be a symbol of freedom. They can walk on the earth and swim in the sea as humans
do but they also have the ability to soar into the sky. Birds are free to
roam to earth and the sky. Many cultures believe that they are a symbol of eternal life; the link between heaven and
earth.

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Dove Symbol:

Meaning
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Dove
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Dream
explanation, what is the significance of seeing a Dove
in a dream?

Dove Symbol
There is no exact definition for any symbol; each symbol is open to
interpretation and birds are no exception to this. Their symbolism
can vary greatly depending on different cultures and religion. The
Dove is generally thought to be a symbol of peace. In Christianity,
the dove is a symbol of the holy spirit (holy ghost), and represents
the soul. It is also symbolic of love. A pair of doves is believed
to be a symbol of love and fidelity. Doves are often released by
couples on their wedding day as a symbol of purity and to signify
the beginning of their new life together.

Dove Symbol
- MeaningDoves are from the
Columbidae family. They are stout-bodied birds with short necks and
slender . Doves feed on seeds, fruits, and plants.

Dove Symbol - Color
SymbolismThe dove is symbol
of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art as well as in
the Scriptures, it is the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost. God sent
his spirit in the form of a dove to gather mankind into his church.
The meanings of the colors of the dove are:

Red Dove - A symbol showing how
Christ redeemed man with his blood

Speckled Dove - A symbol which
represents the diversity of the twelve
prophets

White Dove - A symbol of innocence,
gentleness and peace

Dove Symbol -
Facts

Like the Pigeon, Doves can be used to carry messages due to
their amazing homing instinct

The dove is a symbol of Martyrdom in Christianity

Doves feed their young on milk like mammals do, the 'milk' is
produced from the parents throat and fed to the young chicks,
this is called 'Crop Milk'

In certain cultures Doves are a food source

In Greek mythology, the dove was a symbol of several gods
including Aphrodite and Zeus

The seven gifts of the holy spirit are often depicted by a cross
surrounded by seven doves symbolizing wisdom, knowledge,
counsel, understanding, piety, knowledge and fear of the lord

According to the Hebrew Tanakh, Doves are kosher and they are
the only bird which can be used in the Korban which is a
sacrificial offering

Doves are the emblem or symbol of Saint Benedict

The environmental group Greenpeace uses the image of a dove
carrying an olive branch as a symbol of peace and hope

A
pair of doves is a symbol of love and fidelity. A pair of doves
are often released by a newly married couple as a sign of their
commitment, love and fidelity to each other

To see white doves in your dream, is a symbol of loyalty and
friendships. It may also represent a message and blessing from
the Holy Spirit. You have let go of your thoughts of hate and
revenge.

To dream that doves are mating and building a nest, is a symbol
of a joyous home life filled with tranquillity, pleasure and
obedient children.

Dream Interpretation
- Significance of Bird SymbolThe following
explanation of dreams involving birds in general is taken from the book entitled 'Dream
Dictionary (10,000 Dreams Interpreted - by Gustavus Hindman Miller)':

It is a favorable symbol in a dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A
wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this
nature

Moulting and song less birds, could denote merciless and inhuman
treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth

To see a wounded bird, is a symbol of fateful of deep sadness caused by
erring offspring

To see flying birds, is a symbol of prosperity to the dreamer. All
disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave of
prospective good

To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning
one's inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of
perception.

Dove Symbol - Christian SignificanceIn the bible,
a dove returned to Noah with an olive branch to tell him that the
flood waters had abated, and that the Great Flood of God's judgment
was over:

'He
waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. 11
When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was
a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had
receded from the earth. '
(Gen. 8:10)

Dove Symbol - Christian DefinitionThe following
definition of the dove symbol is taken from the Easton Bible Dictionary:

In
their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts
of rocks, but when domesticated "dove-cots" are prepared for
them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8)

The
dove was placed on the standards of the Assyrians and
Babylonians in honour, it is supposed, of Semiramis (Jer. 25:38;
Vulg., "fierceness of the dove;" comp. Jer. 46:16; 50:16).

Doves and turtle-doves were the only birds that could be offered
in sacrifice, as they were clean according to the Mosaic law (Ge.
15:9; Lev. 5:7; 12:6; Luke 2:24).

The
dove was the harbinger of peace to Noah (Gen. 8:8, 10).

The
dove is often mentioned as the emblem of purity (Ps. 68:13). It
is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:2; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10;
Luke 3:22; John 1:32); also of tender and devoted affection
(Cant. 1:15; 2:14).

David in his distress wished that he had the wings of a dove,
that he might fly away and be at rest (Ps. 55:6-8).

There is a species of dove found at Damascus "whose feathers,
all except the wings, are literally as yellow as gold" (68:13).

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